Postdoc: Speech Language Modelling & Cognitive AI Research

Max Planck Institute; Nijmegen; Remote; EUR 64,000 - 78,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

0.8 FTE position

TVöD E13 salary

30 holidays per year

Enrolment in pension scheme

Job summary

The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics invites applications for a part-time Postdoctoral Position in Speech Language Modelling within the Language and Predictive Computation group led by Dr. Micha Heilbron.

The successful candidate will take a leading role and may supervise master students. The 0.8 FTE, funded for 1 year, offers a German TVöD E13 salary (EUR 5.709,87–EUR 7.025,87 gross per month) plus 30 holidays and enrolment in a personal pension scheme.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant discipline; applicants may have submitted thesis or expect to defend before start date.
• Demonstrable experience developing neural models of speech from scratch (not only fine-tuning).
• Strong programming in Python; proficient with PyTorch; experience on GPU clusters.

Responsibilities

• Lead the research line within the LPC group and supervise master students where appropriate.
• Contribute to open science and collaborative dissemination of findings.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

GPU clusters

English proficiency

Education

PhD in a relevant discipline

Job description

The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics invites applications for a part-time Postdoctoral Position in Speech Language Modelling within the Language and Predictive Computation group led by Dr. Micha Heilbron.

The successful candidate will take a leading role and may supervise master students. The 0.8 FTE, funded for 1 year, offers a German TVöD E13 salary (EUR 5.709,87–EUR 7.025,87 gross per month) plus 30 holidays and enrolment in a personal pension scheme.